shí
fēn

technical
noun

Meaning of 食分

食分 means magnitude of an eclipse; degree of obscuration during a solar or lunar eclipse. Pronounced shí fēn.

  • magnitude of an eclipse; degree of obscuration during a solar or lunar eclipse

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
quán
shí
de
shí
fēn
jiē
jìn
 

The magnitude of this total solar eclipse is close to one.

Shí
fēn
yuè
 
biǎo
shì
tài
yáng
bèi
zhē
zhù
de
fèn
yuè
duō
 

The greater the magnitude, the more of the sun is obscured.

Yuè
shí
de
shí
fēn
 

The magnitude of a lunar eclipse can be greater than one.